HOLY JEEZABLATS, ANOTHER POST!?

HOLY JEEZABLATS, ANOTHER POST!?

Yeah, I totally didn't feel like writing anything forever! Now I'm
back and I'm totally going to write about some of what I said I would
like a month ago in my last post.

I'm not going to bother looking at the ratings of my games or
anything. I'm just going to think back on some of the games I've owned
multiple times. For the record, I include receiving games as gifts as
being "bought" just so this whole thing doesn't get too convoluted.

Final Fantasy 4I own 2 copies, I've bought 3. I had the original
SNES version, but no longer own that. I have it on PS1 and on DS.
Never bothered with the GBA version.

Ninja Gaiden (XBox)Own 1, bought 2. Bought the original XBox
release, and now bought and own the XBox Originals release of Ninja
Gaiden Black on 360.

Yoshi's IslandOwn 1, bought 2. Bought both SNES and GBA versions,
still own GBA version, and will buy again if it ever makes it to the
VC on Wii.

Star Fox 64Own 2, bought 3. I own the game on N64 and on the VC.
Those are the only 2 versions there are, but I bought the N64 version
when it first came out, sold it, then bought it second-hand later. I
love this game that much.

Legend of Zelda: Majora's MaskOwn 2, bought 2. Bought both the
N64 version and got the Collector's Edition disc on Gamecube however
it was that people got that. I forget how. I didn't buy the
Collector's Edition second-hand, I actually got it when it first came
out through whatever means you had to go through to get it. One of my
favorite games in the series, by the way. I'll buy it on VC again if
Nintendo ever releases some sort of solution to the severe lack of
space in the Wii.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeOwn 3, bought 3. Same story as
above, except I also own the Master Quest disc that came as a
pre-order bonus for Wind Waker. So, I guess in a way, I own 4 copies
of this game, since that disc has two copies on it. Again, I'll buy it
on VC again blah blah blah.

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastOwn 2, bought 2. Never bought
it on SNES, for some reason. But I rented it and borrowed it from
friends and played through it over and over and over. I just could
never justify buying a game I had finished back then, even if I wanted
to play it more than once. So, I got the GBA and VC versions.

Super Mario 64Own 2, bought 3. Bought all three versions of this
game. N64, DS, and VC on Wii. Don't own the N64 version any more, though.

Super Mario Bros. 2 and 3.Own 2 of each, bought 4 of each. I
bought these games on NES, then SNES in Super Mario All-Stars, then
again on GBA as the Super Mario Advance Series, and then again in
their original NES versions on VC. Oh, and the NES version of Super
Mario Bros. 3 I owned was actually the Famicom version from Japan with
an adapter stuck to it so I could play it on my American NES. When you
had a power-up of any kind and got hit, you instantly became small,
unlike the easier American version. And I still beat it without any
cheats! Eat that!

Evil Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2Own 2, bought 3. I got this game
in Super Mario All-Stars, then again in Super Mario Bros. DX for Game
Boy Color, and again on the VC.

Super Mario Bros.Own 3, bought 6. I bought this on the NES, then
again in Super Mario All-Stars on SNES, then the DX version on GBC,
then bought Animal Crossing for Gamecube and unlocked it in there,
received the NES Originals version on GBA as a gift from a friend, and
bought it on VC. I still own the GBC, GBA and VC versions of this
game. Oh, and I've also played this game on a number of different
arcade cabinets. Yeah. Completely insane, I know. But I don't do this
just because I owe my love of video games mostly to this game, or
because this game is one of the most influential and important games
in the history of video games, or because of a third reason that I
can't think of! I do it because it's still, to this day, an awesomely
fun game and I love having it around, able to pop it in and play it in
a moments notice no matter what the situation happens to be. It's the
only game I have played at least once every year since it was first
released on the NES back in the 80's.

There are a handful of other great games that I've owned a number of
times. Tetris, Metroid, Metal Gear Solid 3 (bought the original and
Subsistence releases on their respective release days. I'm a huge MGS
fan). Later this year, I'll be buying Chrono Trigger for the third
time on DS (once on SNES and once on PS1 already). If Square throws a
3D remake of Final Fantasy 5 or 6 on the DS, I'll be sure to buy it.
Hell, I may go back and buy the GBA version of FF6 just because I love
that game so much while I wait for the DS remake. And I still own the
PS1 version!